US rank #2767 Boys' name Peak 2022 485 births

Wolfe — #2767 US boys' name

485 babies named Wolfe in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s282010s2142020s232
#2767
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Wolfe was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

53 babies were named Wolfe in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wolfe

The Social Security Administration has registered 485 babies named Wolfe between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wolfe currently holds the #2767 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wolfe performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 232 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wolfe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 75 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Wolfe in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wolfe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 485 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wolfe at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

485

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2022

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,767

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wolfe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
53
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0204060 20242021201820152012200920011994 6

Wolfe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
232 births that decade — 48% of Wolfe's all-time total
1990s112000s282010s2142020s232

Wolfe by state

Where Wolfe concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Wolfe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
75 15.5%
#2 Florida
12 2.5%
#3 New York
6 1.2%
California share of Wolfe's total US births 15.5%
Even split

75 of 485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wolfe?
485 babies have been named Wolfe since 1994. It currently ranks #2767 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 53 births.
When was Wolfe most popular?
Wolfe was most popular in the 2020s decade with 232 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Wolfe most popular?
The top states for the name Wolfe are California (75 births), Florida (12 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Wolfe been used?
Wolfe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wolfe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wolfgang, Wolf, Wolfram, Wolford, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.